55 Years Ago: President Nixon Establishes Space Task Group to Chart Post-Apollo Plans
In early 1969, the goal set by President John F. Kennedy to land a man on the Moon seemed within reach. A new president, Richard M. Nixon, now sat in the
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In early 1969, the goal set by President John F. Kennedy to land a man on the Moon seemed within reach. A new president, Richard M. Nixon, now sat in the
December 1968 ended a year more turbulent than most. For the American space program, however, it brought the Moon landing one giant step closer. The
Robert Sullivan writes that NASA is bringing back its groovy, curvilinear logo from 1975, the one beloved by graphic designers—and by Ariana Grande, Walter Cronkite, and BTS.
November 1968 proved pivotal to achieving the goal of landing a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. The highly successful Apollo 7 mission that